Douluo Continent: The Ruler of Time, Reigning Supreme

Chapter 65 Ten Battles, One Victory
Under the tutelage of Qian Renxue, the former Goddess of Angels, Ye Guyi integrated the Holy Angel Martial Soul's control over the attributes of "light" and "holiness" into the most basic combat skills, demonstrating a terrifying combat prowess far exceeding his current soul power level.

She sheathed her holy sword, and the golden wings behind her slowly dissipated, as if she had only done a trivial matter.

Inside the arena, only three opponents lay on the ground, their faces filled with disbelief and bitterness, and the surrounding spectators remained deathly silent.

The referee took a deep breath, suppressed his shock, and announced loudly:
"Class 6 of the new students, the team of Yin Chen, Gu Yuena, and Ye Guyi, wins."

The entire arena remained silent, everyone stunned by Ye Guyi's effortless and artistic display of overwhelming power.

This is the despairing gap between top geniuses and ordinary geniuses.

The new student assessments are proceeding intensively.

The first day was merely to allow the new students to adapt to the combat rhythm, but on the second day, the intensity of the assessment suddenly increased, with two rounds each in the morning and afternoon.

By the third day, the intensity had reached its peak, with each team needing to complete five rounds of combat in a single day.

This is not only a test of combat ability, but also a tremendous test of willpower and endurance.

However, for the team consisting of Yin Chen, Gu Yuena, and Ye Guyi, this level of strength did not seem to pose a real challenge.

Ye Guyi swept through all four battles on the second day.

It wasn't that they were overconfident, but rather that their opponents' strength was indeed insufficient to force Yin Chen and Gu Yuena to take action.

Faced with a Soul Master with a thousand-year-old Soul Ring, most teams, after weighing their options, wisely chose to preserve their strength and concede defeat directly. It was rare to find a team so stubborn as to insist on experiencing the gap between themselves and a Soul Master.

Ultimately, they easily secured four consecutive wins, and with their victory on the first day, they entered the final day with a perfect record of five wins out of five.

On the third day of the competition, the average strength of the opponents had clearly increased by a level, the proportion of second-ring Soul Masters had increased significantly, and the battles had become more intense.

Each team, fighting tooth and nail for a spot in the next round, is no longer giving up easily and is striving for victory in every battle.

Unfortunately, they encountered a wall of sighs called "Leaf Bone Robe".

Even though the opponent fought with all their might, unleashing a variety of soul skills and becoming increasingly coordinated, they still couldn't budge Ye Guyi in the slightest.

Her power seemed to transcend the dimensions of these students.

The holy sword, burning with golden flames, seemed alive in her hands, always able to dismantle the opponent's attacks with the most exquisite angles and the least effort.

Her control over the holy light was even more masterful, sometimes condensing it into a shield, sometimes scattering it like rain, combining offense and defense in a breathtaking way.

Even Yin Chen was secretly surprised.

Ye Guyi's strength far exceeded that of the character he remembered from the original work, who only appeared later in the story.

Her systematic and profound swordsmanship, as well as her understanding and application of the characteristics of the Angelic Martial Soul far beyond her current level, are definitely not from a self-taught background. It is more like she has received some kind of extremely complete and profound inheritance.

'The Nirvana Corpse behind her probably has an inconceivable understanding of the Angelic Martial Soul…'

Yin Chen pondered to himself.

'Could it be a powerful figure from the history of the Angel Family? Surely it can't be... really that one from ten thousand years ago?'

Thinking of that legendary name—Qian Renxue—Yin Chen himself felt it was somewhat absurd and shook his head with a laugh.

'It's probably not that much of a coincidence. In the millennia-long history of the continent, while there have been few inheritors of the Angelic Martial Soul, there have always been some powerful ones.'

Despite fighting continuously, Ye Guyi, as a Soul Master, possessed a level of Soul Power far superior to that of Great Soul Masters and Soul Masters, both in terms of total Soul Power and recovery speed. She was able to conserve her energy while her opponents endured repeated grueling battles, and with this disparity in strength, the gap between them became increasingly apparent.

In the end, after Ye Guyi decisively defeated the last struggling team with a dazzling sword light, the Yin Chen team advanced to the top 64 elimination round with an overwhelming record of ten wins.

What's even more astonishing is that all ten victories were achieved by Ye Guyi alone.

Yin Chen and Gu Yuena didn't even release their martial spirits, standing quietly in the back like two spectators.

The referee in charge of District 11 looked at Ye Guyi with a gaze that had completely transformed into one of astonishment and complexity as one looks at a "monster".

After the assessment, on their way out of the assessment area, Yin Chen and his two companions happened to run into Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo, who were looking rather downcast.

Seeing the two sisters with their heads hanging low, their usual liveliness gone, Yin Chen stepped forward and asked with concern:

"Susu, Luoluo, what's wrong? Did the assessment not go well?"

Ye Guyi also cast an inquiring glance.

In Shrek Academy, besides Yin Chen, only these cheerful twin sisters could talk to her, making them one of her few friends.

Even Gu Yuena, though still expressionless, lingered her gaze on the two sisters for a moment, revealing a hint of barely perceptible concern.

Feeling the concern of the three, Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo finally spoke up, feeling wronged.

It turns out they lost two matches in the round-robin tournament.

They lost to the team led by Dai Huabin, which was expected, after all, Dai Huabin was also a Soul Master.

But another defeat left them particularly unwilling to accept it—they lost to a team from Class 1 of the freshmen, a team that only had two Great Soul Masters and one mere One-Ring Soul Master.

"If we hadn't been careless, we wouldn't have lost to them."

Lan Susu said angrily.

"Me and Luo Luo, plus Huang Chutian from Class 7, the three of us are all Great Soul Masters of level 28 or above. Two control and one strong attack, the lineup is obviously very good."

Lan Luoluo added, her tone tinged with frustration:

"We even used our inescapable net, and we had the situation under control, but who knew... that guy with only one ring suddenly used a mental shock to disrupt us, causing us to lose focus for a moment, creating a gap in our coordination, and as a result, they turned the tables on us..."

Listening to the two sisters' description, Yin Chen immediately understood.

'We've run into the main characters' team...'

He shook his head inwardly.

Lan Susu and her friends deserved their defeat.

Huo Yuhao's team has a cheat-like chosen one, a god king's beloved daughter, and a twin martial soul with unlimited future potential. Although their level is not high now, their configuration and combat ability are luxurious. They are definitely not a team with a conventional configuration like Lan Susu's.

He looked at the two sisters, who were still indignant, and without pointing out the special circumstances of the other team, he gently comforted them:
"Victory and defeat are common occurrences in war, so don't take them too seriously. As long as you recognize your shortcomings, you can win next time. With your strength, advancing to the knockout stage should not be a problem."

"Ah."

The two sisters nodded vigorously. Although they had lost two matches, their overall win rate was still high enough to advance.

(End of this chapter)